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illegal immigrant ordinances "unconstitutional"
Judge voids Pa. city’s illegal immigration law
Hazleton’s crackdown emulated across nation; ruling likely to be appealed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19978003/
Says the judge...
This is completely confusing to me because the way I see it, all Hazleton did was enact ordinances that enforce existing laws. I'm certainly no scholar of the COTUSA, but this ruling looks out of whack.
Judge voids Pa. city’s illegal immigration law
Hazleton’s crackdown emulated across nation; ruling likely to be appealed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19978003/
The Illegal Immigration Relief Act sought to impose fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and deny business permits to companies that give them jobs. Another measure would have required tenants to register with City Hall and pay for a rental permit. It was pushed by the Pennsylvania city's Republican mayor last summer after two illegal immigrants were charged in a fatal shooting.
Says the judge...
"Even if federal law did not conflict with Hazleton's measures, the city could not enact an ordinance that violates rights the Constitution guarantees to every person in the United States, whether legal resident or not," he added."
This is completely confusing to me because the way I see it, all Hazleton did was enact ordinances that enforce existing laws. I'm certainly no scholar of the COTUSA, but this ruling looks out of whack.